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October 10, 2024
Do Liberal Arts Colleges Pay Off? What the Data Say
…median return on investment of $889,000, compared to $652,000 for students who study the same subject at other colleges—a gap of $236,000. Economics majors at liberal arts colleges outperform their…
October 2, 2024
Higher Education: Making Education Beyond High School Work for All
…federal loans. Many students, especially those who grew up in families below the median income, got a raw deal from higher education. Disillusionment with college has yielded a 12 percent drop in…
September 11, 2024
After Decades of Competitive Admissions, Getting into College Has Finally Become Easier
…roughly 1,400 public and private nonprofit colleges that grant mostly bachelor’s degrees or higher, the median institution reduced its admissions rate by six percentage points between 2002 and 2012. Admissions…